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1 Good soil is the secret to successful gardening Home and Garden
...principle of organic gardening is to feed the soil, not the plant. This wisdom was lost during the years people piled chemical fertilizers onto their gardens. Remember that all gardening used to be organic. That's just how people went about growing flowers...
11/22/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
2 French foreign minister visits Afghan village Nation and World
...available for Tizin valley's 5,000 villagers this year, Cottin said, including a few tractors, grain, beehives and fertilizer. That's a mere fragment of the billions of dollars provided for Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001...
11/20/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
3 Majority of CF shareholders support Agrium bid Business
...this week could determine whether the fertilizer wars may finally be coming to an end...Agrium's deal, shareholders of fellow fertilizer maker Terra Industries Inc. will vote...potentially significantly higher bid. The fertilizer industry's hunger for consolidation...
11/19/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
4 French court acquits all in blast that killed 31 Nation and World
...plant that killed 31 people. The court in Toulouse, in southwest France, acquitted the former chief of the AZF chemical fertilizer plant, Serge Biechlin, and Total subsidiary Grande Paroisse based on the "benefit of doubt." The court decision came...
11/19/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
5 The secret to getting Christmas cacti to bloom at Christmas time Home and Garden
...result of fertilizing now is a deeper root system leading to increased drought tolerance and better durability. Organic fertilizers generally aren't effective once temperatures dip into the 40s so it's best to use a synthetic fall & winter lawn food...
11/19/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
6 Atty: Non-poultry sources could have tainted water Business
...failed to take soil or edge-of-field samples near septic systems, nurseries, golf courses or areas where only commercial fertilizers had been used - suggesting such data might conflict with the state's premise that excess poultry manure is the major cause...
11/18/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
7 Terra urges shareholders to re-elect board Business
...Holdings Inc., which has mounted a takeover bid. The fertilizer maker also criticized a report by proxy advisory firm RiskMetrics...has made five offers for Terra since mid-January. The fertilizer industry has seemed ready for consolidation as prices fell...
11/16/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
8 Virginia farms saw increased crops in 2008 Business
...peanuts, hay and summer potatoes. Oats, tobacco and sweet potatoes saw a decrease in production. Last year, farmers continued to face high input costs, specifically the costs of fuel, fertilizer and other farm supplies.
11/16/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
9 UN summit approves new approach to hunger fight Business
...the world's hungry has largely entailed wealthy nations sending food assistance rather than technology, irrigation help, fertilizer or high-yield seed that could assist local farmers, livestock herders and fishermen. Much of this food assistance is purchased...
11/16/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
10 At Seattle's Bastille, the garden goodies are on the roof Home and Garden
...bistro menu. In both boxes and pools, McCrate uses local Cedar Grove brand potting soil. He mixes in plenty of organic fertilizer because he expects these beds to produce greens year-round. He seeds directly into the soil and never thins out the crop...
11/15/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
11 Kenya harvest example on reversing food shortage Nation and World
...farmers. FAO then provided enough seeds, fertilizers and pesticides to be used on 1,000...plant, providing them with seeds and fertilizers on credit, and milling and selling...agency to lend them money to buy seeds, fertilizers and pesticides. "They (the farmers...
11/14/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
12 RiskMetrics backs CF nominees to Terra board Business
...takeover attempt. Terra's stock jumped. A day earlier, fertilizer maker Terra said two independent proxy companies - Proxy Governance...has made five offers for Terra since mid-January. The fertilizer industry has seemed ready for consolidation as prices fell...
11/13/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
13 SC gov candidates promise agriculture leadership Business
...impacts," he said. McLeod said developing alternative fuels would help the state economy and its farmers because fuel and fertilizer are the biggest expense for farmers. If farmers can grow soybeans for ethanol "it can reduce the price of crude oil and...
11/13/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
14 UN says hunger stunts some 200 million children Health and Family
...aid, compared with the current $7.9 billion, to increase access to irrigation systems, modern machinery, seeds and fertilizer as well as build roads and train farmers. Agriculture investment from the private sector is also considered vital, and...
11/11/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
15 U.N. agency calls for global fast against hunger Nation and World
...aid, compared with the current $7.9 billion, to increase access to irrigation systems, modern machinery, seeds and fertilizer as well as build roads and train farmers. -- On the net: http://www.1billionhungry.org/ http...
11/11/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
16 Looking back on Afghanistan with doubts and hope Nation and World
...progress. There was a recent seizure by Western troops and Afghan police of some 500,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, a key component for building roadside bombs. As time goes on and the U.S. intelligence network grows stronger, the...
11/11/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
17 The camera guy, and some thoughts upon leaving Nation and World
...progress. There was a recent seizure by Western troops and Afghan police of some 500,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, a key component for building roadside bombs. As time goes on and the U.S. intelligence network grows stronger, the...
11/10/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
18 10 Steps to a 30-minute garden Home and Garden
...Mulch even cuts down on plant diseases that would otherwise splash up onto foliage from the soil. Compost Nature's fertilizer is free and effortless to make at home from yard debris and kitchen scraps. But once you spread about a ½-inch layer around...
11/7/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
19 Everett conference raises new issues on farming Local News
...including wine grapes for Western Washington, small-scale poultry processing, anaerobic digesters that can turn manure into fertilizer and social networking tools for farm marketing. Dianna Biringer, who owns Biringer Farm in Arlington and Everett with...
11/6/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
20 CF Industries rejects Agrium's newest takeover bid Business
...Industries Holdings Inc. has rejected rival fertilizer maker Agrium Inc.'s sweetened takeover...its "best and final offer." The fertilizer industry's hunger for consolidation...struggling farmers to scale back demand for fertilizer. As demand and pricing suffered, so...
11/6/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results